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Expecting your first baby? Talk about parenting now, before baby arrives Henry and Isabel had been married for 3 years when they found out they were expecting their first child. They had dated for 4 years in college before getting married, and they were sure that they knew everything about each other.	Early support vital for success in breastfeeding Most women understand the benefits of breastfeeding their infants, but there are physical and emotional roadblocks that can make it a challenge for moms.
The marvel of motherhood The Friday just before Mother's Day, I was going about my faily business and realized I hadn't looked at my phone for awhile. As I went to grab it, I saw a screen filled with missed calls and text messages.	A special door "Tell me again, Mommy," says my daughter. "Tell me about when I was born." API Leader and mother of 2, Leyani Redditi shares her Cesarean birth story, beautifully recalling how her daughter came into the world.
I took back control of my Cesarean April is Cesarean Awareness Month. API advocates for parents to research their options regarding childbirth choices. While API promotes choices with the least interventions possible, Cesareans are necessary in some situations.	The slow burning bond: When birth and bonding do not happen concurrently When many of us think about bonding with a baby, the image that is evoked is that of holding your baby just after birth, falling immediately in love as they gaze up at you.
Are midwives safer than doctors? In a clinical assessment that could have implications for the United States, Britain’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has concluded that it is safer for healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies to give birth under the... read more	A two-minute delay in cutting the umbilical cord leads to better newborn development A study conducted by University of Granada scientists and from the San Cecilio Clinical Hospital in Granada has demonstrated that delaying the cutting of the umbilical cord in newborns by 2 minutes leads to a better development of the baby during... read more
A timeline of a baby’s first hour Back when I worked in a lab, I spent countless hours diligently watching fruit flies mate. It was a strange job — both extremely scandalous and extremely boring. But lots of scientists are also voyeurs, I swear.	New Lamaze international epidural infographic–information, not judgment [INFOGRAPHIC] I wanted to share the newest Lamaze International infographic “Is An Epidural My Only Option?” geared for expectant families. This fact sheet provides information not only about the epidural, it shares the risks and benefits.

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